Im thinking about putting some vt cams in my 'o1, I have enough mechanical ability that i have put aluminum heads roller rockers and a cam in my 88 fox, but I was wondering how hard it would be to put cams in a 4.6 for a guy like myself
About half as hard as doing them on a 4V
Sorry, too many painkillers........or not enough.
hahahahaha, Oxycontin and Somas, I ran outa hydros yesterday. Wish I had some vailume. Dont drink or do any drugs.
people in Cali dont use painkillers.....doctors just prescribe ganja
Just because they come from a pharmacy doesn't mean they are not drugs. Many people abuse those.
^ those ARE the vt cams
I have done it twice now for the same person. Once to put the cams in and again to remove the cams. Not worth the 6hp gain and the car ran better with boost without them. Cams for the 4.6 are not worth the cost or the work to install. Just my opinion but then I would not own a 4.6. LOL
please elaborate further on why cams are not worth it in a 2v car
The engine has weak bottom end torque to start with and it is even worse when you change the cams. The OHC design of the 4.6 has limited rpm range which should be a benefit of OHC but Ford did not design the head correctly to allow some high rpm range. Spending $1k+ for cam and labor if you don't do it yourself to gain 6-10hp is just crazy since you will need a Tuning device and other parts to allow the cams to give you that 6-10hp. I just don't see the cam change as a real benefit and even on a built 4.6 I have never seen any real HP improvements. I am sure I have read magazines that have done the cam swap they got 14hp@6200. Even if you get that 14hp how can you support the cost per HP. I have done the install with the correct tools and it is a lot of work for such little power improvement.